Tom Hiddleston is a RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) educated British actor. He is best known for his role as Loki in Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Thor’ opposite Chris Hemsworth (‘Snow White and The Huntsman’), but he has had some other notable roles such as, Captain Nicholls in Steven Spielberg’s World War I film ‘War Horse’, Freddie Page in ‘The Deep Blue Sea’ also starring, Rachel Weisz. He also played author F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Woody Allen film ‘Midnight in Paris’. He returned to his role as Loki in ‘The Avengers’ in 2012 and is set to reprise the character again for ‘Thor: The Dark World’ in 2013.

Tom Hiddleston (Landmark/PR Photos)

In his young career he has also played several popular roles on television, among them, Magnus Martinsson in the BBC detective drama ‘Wallander’, Bill Hazledine in ‘Suburban Shootout’, John Plumptre in the BBC period drama ‘Miss Austen Regrets’ and William Buxton in the BBC drama series ‘Return to Cranford’.

Recently he has been in the news because of his involvement in helping the United Nations affiliate UNICEF UK, on behalf of less privileged children around the world. He has joined the organization in a trip to Guinea, West Africa to observe the charity at work. Together with his loyal fans, who call themselves the ‘Hiddlestoners’ he has raised over £16,000 so far!

Tom Hiddleston for UNICEF
(Photo: Tom Hiddleston)

“As a supporter of UNICEF’s work for children, Tom will be meeting with Guinean children, families and communities. He’ll also be visiting several UNICEF projects, finding out about our work in child protection, education, and water and sanitation.” according to the organization.

“You can follow Tom on his first UNICEF trip at #tom_UNICEFUK, or send questions to his offficial Twitter account, @twhiddleston.” they stated.

Tom is an avid Twitter user and likes to share his musical choices with fans, as well as responding to them on occasion. He has been keeping us all up to date on his Guinea experience, posting videos and photos of his preparations for this exciting trip.

It is this, along with his talents as an actor that make Tom’s fans admire and support him even more. He has proven to be a gentle soul and his army of fans have also responded, helping UNICEF and its efforts on Tom’s behalf. We wish him all the success!